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Obituary For Leslie Ernest Dahl

It is with heavy hearts and much love the family of Leslie Ernest Dahl announce his passing to his eternal home on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the age of 86 years.
Dad was born August 23, 1935 in Vegreville Alberta to Richard and Lena Dahl. He started his life in Morecambe, Alberta, but the family moved often for work and time was spent in his younger years at Robb Alberta, Jasper, Grande Prairie, and then the family finally settled in the LaGlace area where dad lived out most of his life.
Dad was a man of many gifts and talents. He started his first job at the age of 16 as a grader operator. He drove Coachways bus which eventually became Greyhound bus lines, ran an outfitting operation, did trucking, and worked for Procter and Gamble. Then he went onto running his own companies, including Double D Contracting, Royal Chipping and Uffda lumber,and several more entrepreneurial ventures.
While doing all this, he ran the farm as well. (with much help from Mom) Over the years he had every animal and bird imaginable on his farm including a llama and swans.
Dad loved hunting and fishing as well as nature. He would often take the family for nature walks and on fishing trips, and made many new friends guiding hunters through the years.
He loved music, singing, woodworking, drawing, and creating whatever he could do with his hands.
Dad met the love of his life, Loretta Rose Hutt, at the age of 19 while working in Saskatchewan. They were soon married and went on to have seven children.
Dad is survived by his wife of 67 years Loretta, children; Barbara (Torrey) Taves, Joanne (Gary)Friesen, Wendy (Ken) Boyd, Marlene (Cam)Huber, Darren (Darlene) Dahl, Tim (Tara) Dahl, and Laureen Nelson, 21 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his parents Richard and Lena Dahl, brother Vernon Dahl and his sister-in-law Verna Dahl, son-in-law Daniel Nelson, great granddaughter Cierrah Boyd,and numerous in-laws.

At Dads request there will be no funeral service but a memorial at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Grande Prairie Hospice Palliative Care Society, https://gpcare.ca/volunteer-or-donate/donations/

Care entrusted to Bear Creek Funeral Home 780 830 7742 bearcreekfuneral.com